Chancellor Donna Price Henry | University of Virginia\'s College at Wise
Chancellor Donna Price Henry | University of Virginia\'s College at Wise
Overall, basketball teams in the county received a total of $758,899, with the women’s team receiving $387,034.
Since 2010, the average sports expenses in Wise County have grown 147.4%.
Basketball is one of the most popular sports played at U.S. colleges, as well as football. NCAA basketball teams are often as popular as NBA teams, and offer a different experience for fans.
In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student-athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.
The basketball fund received around 168.57 million dollars from NCAA revenue in 2020–21.
| Year | Basketball team's expenditures | % from grand total sport team expenditures | Total Sport Team Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $387,034 | 8% | $4,848,123 |
| 2022 | $391,729 | 8.7% | $4,480,191 |
| 2021 | $344,136 | 8.4% | $4,096,319 |
| 2020 | $323,458 | 7.4% | $4,395,270 |
| 2019 | $341,526 | 7.1% | $4,842,175 |
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